chl_hobbs
05-06-13, 21:29
I have had a bad week anxiety wise.
Last week I had a sore chest and took myself to a+e, where they did a whole rAnge of tests and found that my d dimer (blood clot blood test) was slightly raised at 354 (range is up to 300). They did a lung vq scan and a leg scan and both negative. I was then obsessed with why the d dimer was raised plus I also have a very bad hip and leg pain so still was worried. On Friday I went back to a+e and the d dimer was normal again.
On Monday my hip had an enormous bruise on it and the lower right side of my back, lower groin and leg was in agony.my GP sent me to have an ultrasound on my lower abdominal and more bloods. All were normal even d dimer, apart from the fibrinogen which scared me as I always have elevated fibrinogen (it was 5.1 when norm below 4.5), and fibrinogen, apparently means I might get a clot, heart attack or stroke :( my drs are never worried about it though.
Today is Wednesday... the hip bruise is red and painful. My whole lower right side of my back (above my right buttock) is so painful, as well as the hip and leg And at times groin. My chest is also painful, like I have an infection. I keep coughing and the chest wall feels so sore...almost stinging. I'm getting random sharp pains too.
I had a d dimer on Monday. Whydo I think that in those two days since, I've gone and got a PE? It's so sore. I feel rubbish too and dizzy.I keep thinking that because of my elevated fibrinogen I will get a clot.
I hate this. I can't keep going to a+e.
Help.
Charlotte x
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Please can anyone help?
Last week I had a sore chest and took myself to a+e, where they did a whole rAnge of tests and found that my d dimer (blood clot blood test) was slightly raised at 354 (range is up to 300). They did a lung vq scan and a leg scan and both negative. I was then obsessed with why the d dimer was raised plus I also have a very bad hip and leg pain so still was worried. On Friday I went back to a+e and the d dimer was normal again.
On Monday my hip had an enormous bruise on it and the lower right side of my back, lower groin and leg was in agony.my GP sent me to have an ultrasound on my lower abdominal and more bloods. All were normal even d dimer, apart from the fibrinogen which scared me as I always have elevated fibrinogen (it was 5.1 when norm below 4.5), and fibrinogen, apparently means I might get a clot, heart attack or stroke :( my drs are never worried about it though.
Today is Wednesday... the hip bruise is red and painful. My whole lower right side of my back (above my right buttock) is so painful, as well as the hip and leg And at times groin. My chest is also painful, like I have an infection. I keep coughing and the chest wall feels so sore...almost stinging. I'm getting random sharp pains too.
I had a d dimer on Monday. Whydo I think that in those two days since, I've gone and got a PE? It's so sore. I feel rubbish too and dizzy.I keep thinking that because of my elevated fibrinogen I will get a clot.
I hate this. I can't keep going to a+e.
Help.
Charlotte x
---------- Post added at 21:29 ---------- Previous post was at 20:05 ----------
Please can anyone help?